Boston Celtics: 3 centers to trade for NOT named Andre Drummond

Harry Giles

Simply put, things have gone sour for Harry Giles in his second year with the Sacramento Kings. Based off of his play this season, it seems like the former Duke Blue Devil is either mired in a sophomore slump or will struggle to find his footing in the NBA after missing his entire first season in the league due to a torn ACL.

Perhaps being apart of the dysfunction in Sacramento is part of why there just hasn’t been the kind of results that were expected of Giles when he was a prospect at Duke. Opportunities have been sparse for the six-foot-ten center.

In his two seasons with the Kings, he has had two different coaches, and neither have been able to unlock his potential. Under current coach Luke Walton, he is being given even less opportunities than he had under Dave Joerger. In just ten minutes per game, Giles is grabbing less than five points and two rebounds per game.

Not only is Giles taking less shots, but he is making less shots. After cracking 50% from the field last year, he is now down to just 44%. For an athletic near-seven-footer who primarily plays in the paint, that number is beyond alarming.

Giles is the very definition of a buy-low candidate. With the Kings in free-fall, perhaps the Boston Celtics can dangle a second round draft choice alongside Vincent Poirier and Javonte Green to make the salaries match. It’d be a low-risk, potentially high-reward scenario for a C’s team that wouldn’t be giving up much.